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Kaiga (nuclear)
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Overview
The Kaiga Generating Station is a nuclear power plant on the Kali river in Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka.
It is run by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India and uses indigenous pressurised heavy-water reactors. One of its units set a world record for continuous operation in 2018.
More units are being added to raise its capacity.
Geography and key facts
- Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka
- On the Kali river
- Pressurised heavy-water reactors (NPCIL)
- Record continuous run of a unit (2018)
Why it matters for UPSC
Learn nuclear plant–state pairs: Tarapur, Rawatbhata, Kalpakkam, Narora, Kakrapar, Kaiga, Kudankulam.
Note for UPSC
Karnataka.
Power plants are asked as plant–state pairs and by type of energy.
Asked in PYQs
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Key facts
- Type
- Power plant
- State / UT
- Karnataka
- Kind
- nuclear
- Coordinates
- 14.865°N, 74.440°E
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